Chapter 570: Come Out in Full Force

Mu Qiu has lost his appearance. Not only has he lost a lot of weight, he is also very weak. His face is pale, and he is lying on a chair. His hair is disheveled, his beard is unkempt, his dirty clothes are stained, and blood stains have accumulated. He has already seen it. The original color does not appear.

Mu Qiu originally had a distance of 200 miles, but with his own pace, it only took him three or four days to get back. Who would have expected that because of the last encounter between the Donghu people and them, the other party would also become wary, but the patrol was not successful. It was getting denser. The heavy rain on the first day was not bad. After the weather cleared up the next day, groups of patrols were galloping back and forth. Although the patrol range was only more than a hundred miles away, it was still deeper than Donghu's control. For Mu Qiu from the district, it was a life-and-death moment.

Fortunately, although he was young, he had experienced a lot of wars, and had passed through several characters in front of the Palace of Hell. The more dangerous he was, the calmer he became. He stayed day and night, and cautiously approached the location of the camp.

Even so, he suffered a lot. After mustering up his last strength, he hugged a log and swam across the Liao River. When he saw the patrol of the Eastern Conquest Army, he breathed a sigh of relief and fainted.

When Xu Yuan stepped into the door, Mu Qiu had just come to his senses. When he saw Xu Yuan, he jumped up, staggered and almost fell, but still managed to hold on and gave a military salute.

"Sit down!" Taking a look at Mu Qiu's look, Xu Yuan knew that he had suffered a lot. Xu Yuan originally wanted to comfort him, but when he thought about this kid going deep into enemy-occupied territory on his own initiative, causing his comrades to never return, But his heart hardened again. Mu Qiu was a young officer he valued, but if he didn't work on his temper and put it to good use in the future, it would harm not only himself and his army, but also the army. The entire army was implicated.

Mu Qiu really didn't have the strength to stand any longer. The guard on one side helped him sit down, but Xu Yuan suddenly said something again. "You're the only one coming back, where are the others?"

As soon as Xu Yuan said these words, Mu Qiu felt as if he had been struck by a knife. His body went limp, but this time he knelt down and sobbed: "Commander, please punish me. I ignored the military order and entered the other side too deep. We encountered Dong Hu's group of sentries, and all the five brothers who were traveling with him were gone." As he spoke, he became even more sad, pounding the ground with his hands and shouting loudly.

Looking at Mu Qiu's painful look with cold eyes, he knew that he had learned a lesson this time and would be more cautious in his actions in the future. For such a young military officer, it was necessary to polish him. But you can't grind too hard. If you lose your enterprising spirit because of this, it's not your original intention.

"You mismanaged your command and caused the death of your comrades. Are you convinced that you are still serving as an officer in the Guards even though you have been stripped of your rank as an officer?" Xu Yuan said.

"My subordinates are convinced, thank you Commander for not killing me!" Mu Qiu sobbed.

"Stand up. Kneeling is not popular in the army, so kneeling like this is nothing!" Xu Yuan snorted coldly.

Mu Qiu stood up,

Reach out into your arms. He took out the iron pipe that the group of people were guarding and offered it to him with both hands. "This is the map discovered by the next team."

He took the iron pipe from Mu Qiu's hand and unscrewed the lid. The joints of the pipe were all well sealed with wax. He was not afraid of being soaked in water. He took out the blueprint, picked up the pen from the table, and copied what Mu Qiu had drawn. The map was added to the large map on the wall.

With the addition of this terrain, the large picture on the wall immediately seemed much richer. Xu Yuan also felt that his heart suddenly became much brighter.

"Although I lost a few brothers, my life was not in vain in exchange for the topography here. Good work is good and bad is bad. Mu Qiu, from this point of view, you have made a contribution." Xu Yuan turned around and looked at Mu Qiu, "After using the map of this place, after Commander Sun's troops arrive, I will have some confidence if I use troops. Donghu people are not soft persimmons, Mu Qiu, you You have never gone on an expedition to Donghu with the governor, so don't underestimate them. This time you go deep into the Donghu controlled area, you have the intention to underestimate them. You don't even think about the guy who can keep Taiwei Zhou's 100,000 troops in this black mountain and white water. , Nothing is easy, we should be careful every step of the way, and we must not risk our lives and those of our brothers because of our arrogance!"

"Subordinates don't have to worry about it."

"You and General Tao said earlier that there was a major military situation, didn't you just mean this?" Xu Yuan asked as he returned to his seat and sat down.

"Commander, it is true that I used serious military information. I was forced by the Donghu people and panicked. I bumped into a place where I found a large number of Donghu people's farming. And those who opened the land for farming were actually captured last year. Soldiers of the Yan Army," Mu Qiu said.

Xu Yuan suddenly stood up, "The soldiers of the Yan army who were captured last year? How many are there? Which Donghu tribe is there and how many troops are there?"

Seeing Xu Yuan's appearance, Mu Qiu knew that this risk was not in vain, "Commander, after I found out about this incident, I did not rush back, but continued to lurk there for three days, carefully After observing the situation there, I found that there were no less than 2,000 Yan army captives stationed there, and the Donghu people guarding them were only about 500 Donghu cavalry. As for which tribe they were, I don’t know, I only know that they were fighting. The flag depicts a three-headed snake."

"The flag of the three-headed snake?" Xu Yuan frowned. Last year, he followed Gao Yuan on the Donghu expedition and fought with many Donghu tribes, but he had never encountered such a flag. "Someone, go and ask Luo Lei to come over."

Luo Lei is from the Buyi tribe. He used to live in this area, close to the Liao River and close to the Donghu people. He might know which branch of the Donghu tribe this is.

"Two thousand captives, only five hundred horsemen to guard them?" Tao Jiawang on the other side couldn't help but be very surprised, "Aren't they afraid of these captives rebelling?"

Mu Qiu also raised his head and looked at Xu Yuan. This was exactly the question that puzzled him.

"You don't know that these prisoners of the Yan army, the Yan court has reached an agreement with the Donghu people, and they will be returned to Yan in batches within five years. The first batch of 5,000 people has returned to Yan with Zhou Taiwei. , this person has hope, naturally he will not take risks, and in Donghu, they naturally will not keep these people in vain. The Yan army has tens of thousands of prisoners, and among them are craftsmen who know various techniques, but the most common ones are those who are born. They are all farmers, so the Donghu people will naturally take advantage of them and bring them here to reclaim wasteland for farming. It seems that although Thorp has not yet freed up his hands to take care of this place, his eyes have finally turned around. "Xu Yuan hehe. Smiling, "It's great. There are thousands of prisoners. Getting them back will solve my urgent need."

Tao Jiawang frowned, "Commander, these people are all looking forward to going home in five years. They have no hatred in their hearts and no desire to fight. Even if they come back, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive."

Xu Yuan sneered: "Among the thousands of people, there are bound to be some hot-blooded people. How many can be found? Besides, these thousands of people are farming in the Donghu people, why can't they be farming here? Even if they can't fight, they can't farm. , it’s also good to farm for us.”

"I'm afraid that Dayan Chaotang will find out about these things and come to us to beg these people. Whether or not they will be given to us at that time, we need to think carefully about the hurdles here, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble to the government." Tao Jiawang continued.

"What a trouble. The Yan court signed an agreement with the Donghu people. It has nothing to do with my conquest of Dongfu. These are the slaves we snatched back from Donghu. They are ours. If you want them to go back, let them go." Go argue with the Donghu people." Xu Yuan dismissed it. "Anyway, what is in our Zhengdong Mansion's mouth can still be spit out? If you say this in front of the governor, believe it or not, the governor will spit on your face."

Tao Jiawang smiled coquettishly and said, "The commander is right." The Eastern Expedition Army has always taken advantage of it. If there is no advantage, it will try to find some advantage and spit out the fat in the mouth. How can this be the style of a governor?

"Besides, the Donghu people have begun to farm in this area. We have to show them some respect. There are only five hundred cavalry guarding them, but they really don't take us seriously. Go and destroy them, give them to them. A wake-up call.”

Tao Jiawang nodded, "That's right, but Commander, Mu Qiu has already revealed his identity, and the bodies of the five brothers who died in the battle have also been left there. It is not difficult for the other party to determine which side we belong to. Since they have discovered us, Is there any reason not to reinforce the security? I'm afraid the reinforcements have already arrived or are on the way."

"So we have to seize the time!" Xu Yuan laughed, "Soldiers are very fast. Let's catch him by surprise first. Zong Wang, I will bring all the cavalry to attack the opponent. You and Ni Huazong will follow with all the infantry." He, after advancing a hundred miles, set up an ambush. If the Donghu people have reinforcements to chase them, they will give them a heavy blow. "

"I obey my orders!"

Just as he was talking, footsteps were heard outside, and then Luo Lei appeared in front of everyone.

"Commander Xu, General Tao!" Luo Lei clasped his fists and saluted the two of them. He glanced at Mu Qiu from the corner of his eyes and knew that these were Xu Yuanshen's own soldiers for many years, so he didn't care much.

"General Luo, you have lived by the Liao River for a long time, but do you know which Donghu tribe's flag is a three-headed snake?" Xu Yuan asked straight to the point.

"Three-headed snake flag?" Luo Lei was surprised for a while, "That's the Wusu tribe. The Wusu tribe is Mrs. Thorpe's natal family. The whole tribe has about five thousand tents and can pull out tens of thousands of cavalry. This is a big tribe. But they have always been far away from here, why did the commander suddenly ask about this group of people? "

Xu Yuan chuckled, "Not far, not far, we will meet him soon."

That night, more than a thousand cavalry from the First Army of the Northern Field Army were fully armed, got on sheepskin rafts, spent most of the night crossing the Liao River, and then drove away. Although Mu Qiu was tired, he still He acted as a guide for the entire team, and after they left, more infantry began to cross the river. When the sun rose high, the bustling Pioneer City suddenly became an empty city. Except for the hundreds of soldiers who stayed behind, they all went out. (To be continued...)